In 2007, Sammy Ofer donated $25 million to the Rambam Health Care Campus, in Haifa, Israel. This contribution was earmarked for two main purposes: $17 million for the 2000-bed fortified underground hospital and $7 million to renovate the existing departments of Surgery, Urology, and ENT.

On 10 November 2008 he was made an Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in recognition of his involvement with maritime heritage in the United Kingdom.[8]

In 2013, Idan Ofer donated £25 million to London Business School in honor of his father, Sammy.[10] The Old Marylebone Town Hall will be renamed the Sammy Ofer Centre. The gift is the largest in the school's history.[10]